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21,378 first names, 70,620 last names, 317,184 kanji variations.
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In Japanese, there is a culture of kanji which is a set of characters that originated from Chinese characters, and the meaning of the name changes according to the choice of kanji characters.
Even surnames with the same reading have different meanings depending on how the kanji characters are applied.
For Rei, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the households number in Japan.
Introduction to how Japanese names work About this site's data of last names
麗 means "beautiful, lovely, graceful." Details are below.
Beautiful - Having a pleasing appearance, especially of a delicate kind.
Serene - Calm, peaceful, and untroubled.
Line up - Arrange in a line or in lines.
Match - Be equal to in quality or ability.
Attach - Fasten or join securely to something else.
Hang - Be suspended or fastened from above.
Ancient country name - An ancient kingdom in the Korean peninsula, also known as Goguryeo.(高句麗)
麓 means "foot of a mountain." Details are below.
Foot of a mountain - The lower part of a mountain, the base of a mountain.
Mountain edge - The edge or border of a mountain.
Mountain abundance - Abundance or plenty of mountains.
Mountain official - An official responsible for managing a mountain forest.
嶺 means "ridge, peak, summit." Details are below.
Peak - The highest point of a mountain.
Ridge - A line of mountains or hills.
Mountain Range - A series of mountains or hills connected together.
Mountain Chain - A series of mountains or hills connected together in a line.
丁 means "ward, street, counter for houses, shops, etc." Details are below.
Address - Used in Japanese address notation to represent a district or ward.
Even Number - Used in gambling to represent an even number.
A unit of Tofu - Used to count tofu.
A unit of Metal Products - Used to count metal products such as guns.
A unit of Page - Used to count the number of pages in Japanese books.
Order - Used to count dishes or drinks ordered at a restaurant.
Adult Male - A man who has reached adulthood. A hardworking man.
Servant - A man who is employed. A man doing odd jobs, menial labor, or servitude.
Hit - To hit, to fit in, to encounter, to meet.
Fourth - Second of the Ten Celestial Stems. Fourth in rank or order.
Fire - Element of Wood in the Five Elements.
South - South in the eight directions.
来 means "come, arrive." Details are below.
To come - To arrive or come to a place.
To bring - To bring something or someone to a place.
To allow - To permit or allow someone to do something.
This person - Someone who has been present from a certain point in time until now.
In the future - Something that has not yet come.
Particle - A particle placed in the middle or end of a sentence to give it a certain tone. It is usually not read in the kunyomi reading.
To encourage - To encourage or motivate someone.
Last names that have the same initial of R.
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This is the order of names with many variations of kanji.
Basically, names with more variations are more common and familiar to the Japanese.
Sort by Most Viewed?
The names are sorted by the number of times they have been viewed on this site. This ranking is based on the behavior of users around the world, including Japan, so it does not mean that the names are commonly viewed by Japanese people only.
Please note that just because a name has been viewed more times does not mean it is a famous name in Japan.
What is Hiragana?
Hiragana is a syllabary used in written Japanese, which originated from the cursive style of Kanji.
What is Katakana?
Katakana is also a Japanese syllabary. Basically, the characters don't have any meaning by themselves, they only represent the sounds.
Japanese try to express the words came from foreign languages with the most similar sounds in Japanese using Katakana.
Households?
The names are sorted by the number of Japanese households where the surname is used.
The more households there are, the more famous and common the surname is.
About this site's data of last names